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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has been the news editor of Westword since February 2024. He’s been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named a Top Cannabis Journalist by Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. His prior work experience includes Arizona Republic, Inman News and Fox Sports.

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Has Denver Gone to the Dogs?

By Thomas MitchellMay 26, 2025

About 50 percent of this city’s residents have a dog. Only 20 percent have children under eighteen.

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Colorado Passed Five Marijuana and Psychedelics Bills in 2025

By Thomas MitchellMay 15, 2025

Lawmakers introduced a measure proposing a higher dispensary purchasing limit, bills addressing the state’s declining pot tax revenue, and one effort to severely limit marijuana and psilocybin product offerings.

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Push to Double Dispensary Purchasing Limit Fails, but Changes Still Coming to Pot Industry

By Thomas MitchellMay 8, 2025

The bill originally proposed doubling Colorado’s daily recreational sales limit and allowing brands to hand out free samples at dispensaries.

Senator speaks at podium before bill vote

Colorado Senator Claims Preschoolers Bring Backpacks of Weed to Class

By Thomas MitchellApril 25, 2025

We can’t find any reports of Colorado children arriving at preschools with backpacks full of marijuana.

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Why Does the Mile High City Have Such Poor Air Quality?

By Thomas MitchellApril 24, 2025

Reports of bad air in Denver date back to the ’80s. The 1880s.

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4/20 Dispensary Deals in Denver

By Thomas MitchellApril 20, 2025

4/20 week is here, and Denver dispensaries have plenty of deals to celebrate.

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High, I’m Hungry: 4/20 Munchies and Food Deals Around Denver

By Thomas MitchellApril 18, 2025

Got a sudden, unexplained urge to eat this weekend? Try these $4.20 sub sandwiches, $1 doughnuts or an entire 4/20-themed, three-course meal.

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Mile High Holiday: 4/20 Events in Denver This Year

By Thomas MitchellApril 18, 2025

The Mile High City lives up to its name on 4/20, from an annual celebration at Civic Center Park to cannabis-friendly parties and shows around town.

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Denver Has a Growing Cannabis Hospitality Scene. It Only Took Thirteen Years.

By Thomas MitchellApril 15, 2025

As another 4/20 approaches, licensed cannabis bars, lounges, tour services and day spas are finally a reality in the Mile High City.

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Upscale Cannabis Lounge Cleared to Open on Colfax

By Thomas MitchellApril 11, 2025

The grand opening is set right before 4/20.

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600 Pounds of Seized Marijuana Stolen From Colorado State Patrol

By Thomas MitchellApril 9, 2025

Thieves broke into a trailer in the evidence lot and stole pounds of weed. What is this, Super Troopers?

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New Mexico Joins Colorado in Legalizing Psilocybin Therapy

By Thomas MitchellApril 8, 2025

With licensed healing centers and growers coming soon, Colorado’s looming psilocybin therapy program should help New Mexico get a view of what’s to come.

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No Joke: Nikola Jokić Line of Energy Drinks Hit Colorado Stores

By Thomas MitchellApril 2, 2025

You probably won’t put up a 61-point triple-double after drinking one, but you might finally get back on defense.

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Colorado Passes Bill Legalizing Pharmaceutical Psilocybin Upon FDA Approval

By Thomas MitchellMarch 26, 2025

State lawmakers have passed similar laws for federally prohibited substances that show medical promise.

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Denver Magic Mushrooms Festival Canceled

By Thomas MitchellMarch 14, 2025

It’s not expected to make a comeback, but the organizer is still planning “other psychedelic events in the future.”

2024 Mile High 420 Festival in Denver

Denver 4/20 Fest No Longer Free

By Thomas MitchellMarch 14, 2025

As Southwest Airlines recently showed, nothing free lasts forever.

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“Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse: Where, When to See

By Thomas MitchellMarch 13, 2025

Enjoy a red moon across Colorado tonight…if you stay up late enough.

Bill Proposing Marijuana, Psilocybin Sales Restrictions Pulled by Sponsors

Bill Proposing Marijuana, Psilocybin Sales Restrictions Pulled by Sponsors

By Thomas MitchellMarch 11, 2025

The bill called for strict limits on dispensary shoppers under 26 and “inhalable marijuana.” It also would have banned psilocybin edibles.

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Effort to Double Marijuana Sales Limit Survives, Without Dispensary Samples

By Thomas MitchellMarch 5, 2025

“I think that discussion needs to happen on its own bill with a lot more time and energy, so we are taking that section out.”

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Denver Approves Magic Mushroom Licensing Rules, Expects Slow Turnout

By Thomas MitchellMarch 4, 2025

“There’s going to be very few license applications in Denver, at least in the first year.”

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Cannabis Industry Wants to Double Dispensary Purchase Limit, Allow Free Samples

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 25, 2025

“If you go into a Total Wine, you see people giving away wine or having a tasting with alcohol.”

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Two Marijuana Recalls Hit Colorado on Same Day

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 24, 2025

Over fifty dispensaries across Colorado are affected.

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